Ship Bottom, New Jersey
| Ship Bottom, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Ship Bottom | |
| Motto: "Gateway to Long Beach Island" | |
 Map of Ship Bottom in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Ship Bottom, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°38′43″N 74°10′59″W / 39.645354°N 74.183003°WCoordinates: 39°38′43″N 74°10′59″W / 39.645354°N 74.183003°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| state |
 New Jersey
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| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | March 3, 1925 as Ship Bottom-Beach Arlington |
| Renamed | 1947 as Ship Bottom |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | William Huelsenbeck (R, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Administrator | Mark A. Pino |
| • Clerk | Kathleen Wells |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.001 sq mi (2.592 km2) |
| • Land | 0.713 sq mi (1.847 km2) |
| • Water | 0.288 sq mi (0.745 km2) 28.73% |
| Area rank | 498th of 566 in state 23rd of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,156 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,135 |
| • Rank | 528th of 566 in state 29th of 33 in county |
| • Density | 1,620.6/sq mi (625.7/km2) |
| • Density rank | 322nd of 566 in state 16th of 33 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08008 - Beach Haven |
| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 207, 361, 492, 494 |
| FIPS code | 3402967110 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885394 |
| Website | www |
Ship Bottom is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,156, reflecting a decline of 228 (-16.5%) from the 1,384 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 32 (+2.4%) from the 1,352 counted in the 1990 Census. The borough is located on Long Beach Island and borders the Atlantic Ocean.
The borough's name derives from an incident in March 1817, in which a woman was saved from a wrecked ship that had flipped over, after her rescuers used axes to cut through the bottom of the hull.
What is now Ship Bottom was originally incorporated as the borough of Ship Bottom-Beach Arlington by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1925, from portions of Long Beach Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 23, 1925. The borough name was shortened to Ship Bottom in 1947.
The borough is known as the "Gateway to Long Beach Island", as Route 72 provides the sole road access from Manahawkin in Stafford Township, ending in Ship Bottom as it crosses Manahawkin Bay via the Manahawkin Bay Bridge (formally known as the Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.001 square miles (2.592 km2), including 0.713 square miles (1.847 km2) of land and 0.288 square miles (0.745 km2) of water (28.73%).
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Beach Arlington.
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